Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Thailand

Thailand: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
46th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1989
All-time low
0.2%
in 2021
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.20.30.40.51985200320211985: 0.48 % of urban employed population in working age1986: 0.478 % of urban employed population in working age1987: 0.484 % of urban employed population in working age1988: 0.494 % of urban employed population in working age1989: 0.513 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.485 % of urban employed population in working age1991: 0.463 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.461 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.454 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.465 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.447 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.392 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.407 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.417 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.434 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.403 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.404 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.42 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.402 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.406 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.39 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.369 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.378 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.4 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.403 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.405 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.378 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.289 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.24 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.24 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.229 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.212 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.196 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.166 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.155 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Thailand stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Thailand peaked at 0.5% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.

Thailand ranks 46th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1985 0.5%
1986 0.5% -0.4%
1987 0.5% +1.4%
1988 0.5% +2.0%
1989 0.5% +3.9%
1990 0.5% -5.6%
1991 0.5% -4.6%
1992 0.5% -0.4%
1993 0.5% -1.4%
1994 0.5% +2.4%
1995 0.4% -3.9%
1997 0.4% -12.3%
1998 0.4% +3.8%
1999 0.4% +2.4%
2000 0.4% +4.1%
2001 0.4% -7.0%
2002 0.4% +0.1%
2003 0.4% +4.0%
2004 0.4% -4.4%
2005 0.4% +1.0%
2006 0.4% -3.9%
2007 0.4% -5.3%
2008 0.4% +2.4%
2009 0.4% +6.0%
2010 0.4% +0.5%
2011 0.4% +0.6%
2012 0.4% -6.6%
2014 0.3% -23.7%
2015 0.2% -16.9%
2016 0.2% -0.1%
2017 0.2% -4.6%
2018 0.2% -7.1%
2019 0.2% -7.6%
2020 0.2% -15.7%
2021 0.2% -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 5
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

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  4. 47 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% compare
  5. 48 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% compare
  6. 49 France 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Thailand?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Thailand was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1989.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
How does Thailand rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Thailand ranks 46th out of 78 countries with data for 2021.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,035 data points, 1980–2021
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